Learners travelling in a scholar transport vehicle were left shaken but safe after the bus lost control on Monday morning in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit.

Emergency services, including paramedics, quickly responded to the scene to assess and assist the learners, and no fatalities have been reported at this stage.

Authorities have confirmed that all learners on board were accounted for.
Paramedics attended to the situation and ensured everyone’s safety before families were reunited with the children.

The swift response comes amid growing national concern over scholar transport safety after a series of serious accidents elsewhere in the country.

This morning, a separate scholar transport vehicle crash in Vanderbijlpark tragically claimed the lives of 13 learners, prompting heightened calls for improved road safety and stricter oversight of vehicles carrying schoolchildren.

Learners safe after school bus accident in Zithobeni

Learners travelling in a scholar transport vehicle were left shaken but safe after the bus lost control on Monday morning in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit.

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Authorities in Zithobeni are continuing to investigate the circumstances that led to the vehicle losing control, and are urging drivers on busy morning routes to exercise extra caution, especially when transporting children.
Parents and community members have expressed relief at the positive outcome in Zithobeni, even as broader concerns about learner transport safety persist across the region.

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